Russ August & Kabat congratulates Ashley R. Yeagan who was selected for inclusion in Variety‘s ‘Hollywood’s New Leaders of 2022’ list, which was published on November 09, 2022. The list profiles newly emerging executives and talent in the entertainment business.  Click here to view Variety‘s 2022 ‘Hollywood’s New Leaders’ list.

Russ August & Kabat is honored to have been ranked in Tier 1 of the 2023 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list.  U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers joined to rank more than 14,000 firms across the United States. Firms included in the 2023 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. It is a great honor. Read More.

Russ August & Kabat Partner Bennett A. Bigman‘s article, “Warhol, Prince and the Future of Copyright”, was published in the 10/6/22 issue of the Daily Journal. The article discusses Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith and the Supreme Court’s review of what qualifies as “transformative” expression under the copyright fair use analysis. The article concludes that courts may face even more difficult questions about whether human expression is needed for protection of original or transformative works as AI-generated content and works created by computer algorithms become more prevalent. Read the article.

Russ August & Kabat Partner, Irene Y. Lee, a leading Intellectual Property lawyer, which took place on September 19, 2022. Irene spoke on the topic, “Industrial Designs/Trademarks: Design Rights and Trade Dress: Maximizing Your IP Strategy.”  She and the other panelists discussed the: basics of design patents and the advantages over trade dress; basics of trade dress and the advantages over design patents; and functionality at the intersection of design patents & trade dress – comparing tests for trade dress functionality and design patent functionality.  All attendees received CLE credit. Read the brochure.

Russ August & Kabat is proud of Larry C. Russ, Marc A. Fenster, and Stanton ‘Larry’ Stein, who have been named to The Best Lawyers in America (2023 Edition), as well as Jacob M. Agi, Justin Maio, Diana A. Sanders, and Ashley R. Yeargan, who have been named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (2023 Edition). Read more.

On June 3, 2022, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a $16.7M judgment in favor of client Pavo Solutions, LLC against defendant Kingston Technology, Co. The Court’s decision secured a jury verdict that RAK obtained previously in the Central District of California, which included a jury finding of willful infringement and a 50% enhancement of the awarded damages by the District Court. In a precedential decision, the Court affirmed a difficult and rare issue of judicial correction of an issued patent claim, confirmed that an infringer may not escape a finding of willful infringement merely based on an error in a patent claim, clarified what may be considered in determining reasonable royalty damages, and provided guidance on when certain issues are forfeited and not preserved for appeal. Pavo is represented by Russ August & Kabat attorneys Benjamin T. Wang, Marc Fenster, Andrew D. Weiss, Adam S. Hoffman, Jacob R. Buczko, and Minna Y. Chan. Read the Opinion.